Kisan rally

Senior leaders of Rajasthan Congress said party’s national president Rahul Gandhi will address a farmers’ rally, which is likely to be held some time next week though the venue was yet to be decided. read more

Farmers’ protest in Delhi LIVE updates: Thousands of farmers from across India will congregate at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi by 8 pm for the ‘Kisan rally’ to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. read more

More than 90% farmers are troubled with the hike in electricity rates for farming purposes. They have demanded a reduction in tariff by up to 40%. read more

Led by Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Naresh Tikait, over 400 tractors carrying thousands of farmers reached Delhi’s Kisan Ghat. Tikait declared it as the “victory of farmers” and said the BJP government has failed in its “motives”. read more

The Kisan Kranti Yatra has infused fresh vigour in the organisation which went through a tough time after the death of its stalwart leader Mahendra Singh Tikait in 2011. read more

Dozens injured as tear gas, water cannons used to stop protesters from entering city read more

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks came after farmers marching towards Delhi as part of the Bharatiya Kisan Union’s protest call over demands ranging from farm loan waiver to cut in fuel prices, were stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Tuesday. read more

Led by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), thousands of farmers on their way to Kisan Ghat in the national capital were stopped at the Delhi border by the police. read more

The farmers arrived in Sahibabad on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday as part of ‘Kisan Kranti Yatra’ – a march that began in Haridwar and intends to move to Kisan Ghat in Delhi on Tuesday. read more

The farmers are marching to press for their 15-point charter of demands including loan waivers and free power. Police have imposed prohibitory orders in border areas and warn of traffic jams read more